Passive Mnemonic
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passive
passive
/ˈpæs.ɪv/
inactive
idle
disinterested
uninvolved
Examples
- The key is to realize that silence does not mean passivity.
- The passive is the perfect passive participle and ero.
- Even passivity was a form of resistance.
- He is a passive agressive windbag.
- It represents a passive state of receptiveness.
- The majority of the repeater components are passive.
- The man had a passive attitude.
- The passive voice eliminates the subject.
- The simplest method is the passive response.
- Conformism and passivism are now behind us.
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
noun
lacking in energy or will- George Meredith
adjective
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
adjective
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
adjective
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"Pass + Hive. Waiting by the beehive without taking action."
"Pass + Hive. Sitting by, watching bees pass the hive without helping."
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